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Today in LensLinks:

• First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Below $64K Following $900M in ETF Outflows

• Elon Musk: ‘There will be 20 billion humanoid robots’ - Rockingrobots

• Kraken recovers $3 million from CertiK, ending bug bounty saga

• World's Rarest Baseball Card Set on Deck For NFT Experience

• The real Bitcoin fallout will soon ‘be obvious’ after Fed sparks $620m in ETF outflows

• Metaverse And Augmented Reality Remain Unpopular With VCs

• 4 New Things I Saw at AWE 2024 That Will Make You Want AR and VR in Your Life

• GrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers - The Robot Report

• Blockchain sales to hit $291 billion by 2030: Report

• Wealthy younger people are extremely interested in crypto and collectibles, not stocks | Forexlive

• The Collapse of FTX: What Went Wrong With the Crypto Exchange?

• And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #bitcoin #graymatter #blockchain #tycobb

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“I think the most likely outcome is one of abundance, where goods and services are available to anyone. There is no shortage of goods and services for anyone on Earth. So, it wouldn’t be Universal Basic Income; it would be Universal High Income. Work will be optional. I think we’re at the most interesting time in history.”

- Elon Musk

NOTABLE

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Below $64K Following $900M in ETF Outflows

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 21, 2024.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/21/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-falls-below-64k-following-900m-in-etf-outflows

The Singularity
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

Elon Musk: ‘There will be 20 billion humanoid robots’ - Rockingrobots

At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Elon Musk shared his perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI) and humanoid robots in a wide-ranging interview.

www.rockingrobots.com/elon-musk-there-will-be-20-billion-humanoid-robots

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Kraken recovers $3 million from CertiK, ending bug bounty saga

Certik has returned the funds to Kraken exchange, putting a happy end to the bug bounty-related saga.

cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-recovers-3-certik-bug-bounty-saga

World's Rarest Baseball Card Set on Deck For NFT Experience

/PRNewswire/ -- The collector was just 14 years old when he found a handful of striking 3x4 baseball cards tucked in the back of an old photo album. Those...

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-rarest-baseball-card-set-on-deck-for-nft-experience-301278500.html

Crypto Trading

The real Bitcoin fallout will soon ‘be obvious’ after Fed sparks $620m in ETF outflows

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $621 million in outflows last week as investors weighed Federal Reserve policy.

www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/fed-fallout-will-soon-be-obvious-after-bitcoin-etf-outflows

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Metaverse And Augmented Reality Remain Unpopular With VCs

The unsurprising finding from our latest data dive regarding investment in startups innovating around the metaverse, virtual reality and augmented reality is that the metaverse is not getting funded.

news.crunchbase.com/venture/metaverse-ar-vr-ai-aapl-meta

4 New Things I Saw at AWE 2024 That Will Make You Want AR and VR in Your Life

Are augmented and virtual reality technologies all hype? I saw new technology at AWE 2024 that you'll want in your life.

www.cnet.com/tech/computing/4-new-things-i-saw-at-awe-2024-that-will-make-you-want-ar-and-vr-in-your-life

The Singularity - a little more…

GrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers - The Robot Report

GrayMatter Robotics says its AI-based systems can double or quadruple productivity as its customer base grows and hires more staffers.

www.therobotreport.com/graymatter-robotics-raises-45m-series-b-ease-programming-manufacturers

Startup unveils robotic system that use AI-eyes to fix EV damages

Kinetic Automation utilizes computer vision and machine-learning software for diagnosing and recalibrating advanced vehicle systems.

interestingengineering.com/innovation/kinetic-automation-robots-electric-cars#:~:text=A%20California%2Dbased%20startup%20has,tech%20systems%20in%20modern%20vehicles.

Quantum computing breakthrough solves key obstacle for revolutionary tech

This breakthrough could lead to faster and more efficient quantum computing by harnessing the power of customizable "nonlinearities" in superconducting circuits.

studyfinds.org/quantum-computing-breakthrough

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin reclaims blockchain dominance post-BTC halving

Discover how Bitcoin’s blockchain bandwidth usage reached an all-time high of 91.4% post-halving, fueled by new token standards and increased network activity.

cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-blockchain-bandwidth-record-high-post-halving

Blockchain sales to hit $291 billion by 2030: Report

Blockchain was the most talked-about topic alongside ESG and AI in construction firm filings, the report says

economymiddleeast.com/news/blockchain-sales-to-hit-291-billion-by-2030-report

Bitcoin NFTs surpass Ronin in all-time sales

Bitcoin took the top 3 spot in all-time NFT sales volume, recording over $4.2 billion in sales.

cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-nfts-surpass-ronin-all-time-sales

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Wealthy younger people are extremely interested in crypto and collectibles, not stocks | Forexlive

How young people see the investing landscape

www.forexlive.com/news/wealthy-younger-people-are-destined-to-be-terrible-investors-20240620

Crypto regulation intensifies in US following FTX collapse

In the wake of the economic and political fallout from the collapse of prominent cryptocurrency exchange FTX in November, the Biden administration has ramped up regulatory measures against blockchain-based businesses and applications. This development, which occurred on Thursday, underlines a significant shift in the U.S. government's approach towards the crypto industry.

ca.style.yahoo.com/finance/news/crypto-regulation-intensifies-us-following-214334456.html

The Collapse of FTX: What Went Wrong With the Crypto Exchange?

Leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX was once valued at $32 billion, but it collapsed in a matter of days in November 2022. Find out how it fell apart.

www.investopedia.com/what-went-wrong-with-ftx-6828447

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

MAGA-fueled PR campaign against Tether raises eyebrows as to what’s next

A press release hailed the launch of a campaign targeting Tether, which called USDT "a so-called stablecoin that is commonly used by the world's worst actors."

coingeek.com/maga-fueled-pr-campaign-against-tether-raises-eyebrows-as-to-whats-next

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